Specifications

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PowerEdge R515 Technical Guide
13 Rack Information
13.1 Overview
The ReadyRails™ sliding and static rail systems for the R515 provide toolless support for 4-post racks with
square or unthreaded round mounting holes including all generations of Dell racks. Both support tooled
mounting in 4-post threaded racks (an optional adapter brackets kit is required for the sliding rails), with
the static rails also providing tooled mounting support for 2-post (Telco) racks for added versatility. The
optional cable management arm (CMA) can be mounted on either the left or right side of the sliding rails
without the use of tools for fast and easy deployment.
Note: The PowerEdge R515 is not compatible with any other Dell rails including previous generation rails,
but it does use the same sliding and static rails as the R510.
13.2 Rails
The rail offerings for the R515 consist of two types: sliding rails and static rails.
13.2.1 Sliding Rails
The sliding rails allow the system to be fully extended out of the rack for service and are available with or
without the optional cable management arm (CMA). See Figure 16.
Figure 16. R515 Sliding Rails with Optional CMA
Sliding rail kits can be used in a threaded hole rack only if threaded rack adapter brackets are installed. The
threaded rack adapter brackets are first mounted to the EIA flanges in the rack, and then the sliding rails
are mounted into the brackets. The design of the brackets has been optimized to limit the forward shift of
the system in the rack to only 17.3 mm.